2007 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

I OWNED A TOYOTA COROLLA 2007 AND THE ENGINE STALLED ONCE. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GETTING OFF A HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE TOOK A 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE RAMP. THANK GOD THAT THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME. I THOUGHT IT DID SOMETHING WRONG TO CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL. THIS WEEK I READ THE NEWS THAT TOYOTA ADMITTED THAT THERE MAY BE A ENGINE DEFECT. I HOPE THAT TOYOTA IS TAKING STEP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING COMING FROM MY SISTER IN LAWS HOUSE AT GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON LEAVING AROUND 7:40 AM HEADING HOME TO SEATTLE GOING WEST TO INTERSTATE-82 ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008 WITH MY THREE KIDS. I WAS USING MY CRUISE CONTROL AND STAYED ON THE LEFT LANE FOR ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES. WE JUST LEFT YAKIMA CITY AND HEADED TO THE FRED REDMON MEMORIAL BRIDGE AT AROUND 8:30 AM GOING UP HILL, IN WHICH I SAW TWO TRACTOR-TRAILER FAR IN ADVANCE AND BOTH WERE DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LANE. THE LEFT LANE WAS OPEN AS I DROVE IN TO THE BRIDGE BUT THEN THE OTHER TRACTOR-TRAILER MADE A CHANGE TO GO TO THE LEFT LANE. I WAS PROBABLY 50 FEET AWAY WHEN THE OTHER TRACTOR-TRAILER MADE THE CHANGE TO THE LEFT LANE. I WAS CRUISING ABOUT 50 TO 60 MPH IN WHICH I HAVE TO PUT MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I STEP ON MY GAS PEDAL BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT SLOWDOWN A BIT. I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HIT THE FOOT BRAKE AGAIN AND AGAIN. I THEN REALIZED THAT MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK. AS I WAS GETTING TOO CLOSED TO THE LEFT LANE TRUCK, I PANICKED AND MADE A CHANGE TO GO TO RIGHT AND REAR-ENDED THE VOLVO TRACTOR-TRAILER. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS THE COMPUTER AND IT RESULTED IN THE DEALER REPLACING THE COMPUTER. LUCKILY IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. ON ONE OF THE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. NOT A SAFE SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN WRIST AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,100.

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT ON AN INTERSTATE OFF-RAMP AND REAR-ENDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, CAR IN FRONT INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. WHEN I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DESPITE THE INCREASED SPEED I WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THAT CAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE CERVICAL SPRAIN, CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THE BACK OF MY HEAD ON MY HEAD REST, POSSIBLE BRIEF LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, CEPHALGIA, AND MANY OTHER SYMPTOMS AND POSSIBLE INJURIES. THESE INJURIES MAY HAVE BEEN LESSENED IF THE FRONT AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED AND LIMITED MY HEAD'S PATH FORWARD WITH THE IMPACT OF THE FRONT OF MY CAR INTO THE BACK OF THE OTHER CAR. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY AT 45 MPH, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMING NON RESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE LOSING OUT POWER. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALSO WENT ON. THIS STALLING ISSUE HAPPENED TWICE AND I HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE CURB TO EVADE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT IN THE TRAFFIC. BOTH THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON 08/06/2008. SUBSEQUENT TO THE STALLING THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER TRYING FEW TIME I COULD GET IT TO START ONCE MORE AND BARELY MANAGED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERS SERVICE STATION. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND CALLED ME TO INFORM NEXT DAY THAT THEY COULD NOT QUITE FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. THE CAR BEING UNDER WARRANTY I WAS NOT CHARGED ANYTHING. THE DEALER COMMENTS ON MY INVOICE STATED - "ENGINE ECU MALFUNCTION REPLACE ENGINE ECU". (FOR THE STALLING PROBLEM) "IMMOBILIZER NOT RESPONDING". (FOR THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT) THE INCIDENT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. *TR

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT TAKATA AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND TO AVOID PASSANGER TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. WHY HAS IT TAKEN YEARS TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS? THE LIVES ON LITTLE PEOPLE ARE THAT IMPORTANT I GEUSS???

ON JULY 29, 2008 I WENT TO GET INTO MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA AND SMELLED GAS. I CROUCHED DOWN TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICED A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE GAS LINE UNDER THE GAS TANK. I GOT UP TO WALK INTO THE GARAGE AND WHEN I CLOSED THE CAR DOOR, THE CAR EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. THE EXPLOSION PUSHED ME INTO THE GARAGE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE GARAGE DOOR CLOSED. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA'S IT SEEMS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FUEL LINE UNDER THE CAR. THE FUEL LINE IS THE SAME CONSISTENCY AS A RADIATOR HOSE AND IS THE LOWEST HANGING STRUCTURE UNDER THE CAR, WITH AN AREA THAT IS NOT PROTECTED AND COULD VERY WELL GET PUNCTURED BY NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSING A GAS LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS, OBVIOUSLY, SINCE OURS EXPLODED INTO FLAMES AND BURNED SO HOT THAT IT MELTED THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. TOYOTA MAINTAINED NO BLAME IN THIS AND DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2007, THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP CAUSING ME TO BUMP IT ON THE GUTTER. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2007 COROLLA LE IN JULY 2008. SOON WE FOUND THAT WHEN THE CAR REACHED THE SPEED OF 70 MPH OR OVER, THERE WAS SOME HIGH-PITCHED NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WINDOW. SINCE THIS HAPPENED A LOT, WE BROUGHT OUR CAR TO THE DEALER IN EARLY 2008. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD SEAL. THE NOISE STOPPED FOR SOME TIME. THEN NOW IT COMES BACK AGAIN IF WE DRIVE IT AROUND 75 MPH OR OVER. I DID SOME GOOGLE SEARCH. I FOUND QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL/YEAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY DEALER (BILLPAGE, FALLS CHURCH, VA) THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE SEVERAL CLIENTS REPORTED IT AND BROUGHT THEIR CARS TO THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER OUTLET WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE POWER OUTLET WAS USED, A BURNING ODOR WOULD PENETRATE THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER OUTLET FUSE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE POWER OUTLET FUSE CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE FIRST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,750.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RPMS DROPPED AND THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR HAD APPROX. 19,500 MILES ON IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THE FUEL PUMP. FOUR DAYS LATER THE CAR DIED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND GASKET. THE CAR HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND HAS NOT REPEATED THIS INCIDENT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY PERCEPTION OF QUALITY IS NEGATIVE. *TR

IT STARTS WITH THE CAR NOT FEELING LIKE IT IS RECEIVING FUEL TO THE ENGINE, THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, IT JUST DIES AND WON'T START BACK UP. FIRST TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT JUST DIED AND I HAD IT PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LEFT THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED HALF AN HOUR LATER IN WHICH IT DID RESTART. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WHICH IT TURNS OUT FOUND THAT IT WAS A CENSOR THAT WAS BAD AND REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME IT STALLED ON ME, AGAIN, I COULD TELL THAT FUEL WASN'T GETTING TO THE ENGINE IN SHORT INTERVALS. THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN IT JUST DIED AND WOULDN'T START BACK UP AT ALL. IT WAS TOWED AGAIN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY IT WAS A BLOWN FUSE. IN BOTH INSTANCES THERE IS "POWER" TO THE VEHICLE. THE RADIO, AIR, WIPERS, FLASHERS, ETC ALL WORK FINE. BUT THE ENGINE DOESN'T WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2000.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA S, AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW THAT LEADS TO EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND ROCKS THAT GAIN ACCESS THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND WILL ULTIMATELY PUNCTURE HOLES IN THE AC CONDENSER. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF HAVING A PUNCTURED HOLE IN MY AC CONDENSER. SINCE THEY SAY IT IS CAUSED BY A ROCK THE DEALERSHIP ACCEPTS NO FAULT AND THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. THEY CHARGE $728 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE CONDENSER. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I FEEL THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND HAVE DONE VERY LITTLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT YET THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE WHICH I FEEL IS THE CAUSE. THE CAR SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH PROTECTION IN THE FRONT END THAT A ROCK WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE AC CONDENSER SO EASILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING DID NOT STAY STRAIGHT IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO KEEP IT IN STRAIGHT LINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS THE TIRES. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH FROM THE RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTO A DITCH. THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A LIGHT SMOKE. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH MODERATE FORCE AND CAUSED MINOR INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE FRONT END DAMAGES WERE SEVERE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $8,000. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,558. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 29, 2009. THE CONSUMER WAS PARALLEL PARKING AND ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD SUDDENLY AN ONLY BY TROUNCING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION. THE CONSUMER VISITED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED AN ADVISORY HAD BEEN ISSUED BY TOYOTOA ABOUT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE UNLESS SHE SAW A RED LIGHT. UPDATED 03/12/10. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJUPDATED CONSUMER LETTER 09/14/10*JB

WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT UP FRONT THE AIR BAG DOES NOT SAY ON. THE CAR DEALER AT LAST RECALL TOLD ME NOT TO LET ANYONE SIT IN FRONT SEAT BECAUSE OF THIS. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. THANKS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SPORT. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. SHE ALSO SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH WAS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD AS THOUGH MY FOOT WAS STILL FEEDING GAS. AS A RESULT I HIT A PARKED CAR NEXT TO THE SLOT I WAS TRYING TO PULL INTO. NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR I HIT BUT $2500 ESTIMATE FOR BODY REPAIR TO THE CAR I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE HAD INFREQUENT SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THIS CAR, BUT ALWAYS IN THE PAST IT HAS BEEN MOMENTARY AND INCONSEQUENTIAL CAR WILL BE REPAIRED AND IS BEING TAKEN IN TO SERVICE FOR CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOVE. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2007 VEHICLE IN 2008 I DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR HITTING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT IT ALL THE WAY DOWN. I WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL DOWN THE SUN VISOR AND THEN WHEN I LOOKED AT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IT HAD MOVED AND BECOME MIS-ALIGNED DUE TO THE VISOR HITTING THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. THIS RESULTED IN HAVING TO RE-ADJUST THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS OEM. YOU CANNOT FULLY DEPLOY THE SUN VISOR IN A PERPENDICULAR POSITION WITHOUT HITTING THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. THE SUN VISOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT MANUFACTURER'S COST SINCE IT WAS DESIGNED AND INSTALLED THAT WAY. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DROPPING OFF OUR CHILDREN AT OUR NEIGHBORS HOUSE (WHERE THEY CATCH THE SCHOOL BUS) AND WHEN SHE TURNED THE CAR AROUND IN THEIR DRIVEWAY IT UNEXPECTATLY TOOK OFF ON HER. OUR COROLLA CRASHED INTO OUR NEIGHBORS LARGE SUV WHICH WAS NO MORE THAN 10 FEET OR SO IN FRONT OF THE COROLLA AND PUSHED IT THROUGH THE WALL IN THEIR GARAGE. THE COROLLA, THEIR SUV, AND THE WALL OF THEIR GARAGE WERE ALL DAMAGED (ABOUT $8,000 TOTAL). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. FOR A YEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE EMISSIONS INSPECTOR STATED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA I BOUGHT NEW. WITH 17,000+ MILES ON IT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THIS EVENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD AT 45 MPH. THE CAR'S SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO 15 MPH. I AVOIDED ACCIDENT AND INJURY, BUT WAS HORRIFIED AT THE THOUGHT I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I FOUND IT ODD THAT THE SERVICE WRITER DIDN'T EVEN BLINK ABOUT THIS, AND THAT A NEW ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS READILY AVAILABLE. THE EXPERIENCE MADE ME THINK THIS MUST BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND UNEXPECTEDLY, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SURGED AND THE ENGINE IDLED EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AND WAS TRADED IN FOR A NEW 2008 VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS A THE VEHICLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE SLOW DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. A TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

IN THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS I RENTED TWO TOYOTA COROLLA'S FROM HERTZ CAR RENTAL. THEY BOTH HAD SEVERE STEERING PROBLEMS. THEY WOULD VEER ONE WAY, SAY RIGHT FOR EXAMPLE. A SMALL STEERING WHEEL TURN TO THE LEFT DID NOTHING AND THE CAR KEPT GOING RIGHT. THEN ANOTHER SMALL TURN TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR WOULD VEER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. IN THE FIRST CASE, IN CALIFORNIA, WHEN THE CAR VEERED LEFT I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR IN THE LANE TO THE LEFT. AFTER STRAIGHTEN THINGS OUT WITH THE OTHER DRIVER AND THE POLICE, I TOOK THE STILL-DRIVABLE CAR, NO LONGER WITH A LEFT SIDE MIRROR TO A HERTZ AGENCY AND EXCHANGED IT FOR A FORD AUTOMOBILE. IT STEERED FINE. FOR THE SECOND TIME, A YEAR LATER, I THOUGHT (INCORRECTLY) THAT THE FIRST CAR WAS ACCIDENTALLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND I RENTED ANOTHER TOYOTA COROLLA FROM A HERTZ AGENCY IN FLORIDA. IT VEERED ALL OVER THE ROAD TOO. POLICEWOMAN STOPPED ME AND SAID I HAD BEEN REPORTED AS DRIVING ERRATICALLY. WHEN SHE LEARNED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CAR SHE TOLD ME TO GET TO THE NEAREST PHONE AND CALL HERTZ (80 MILES AWAY) AND HAVE THEM BRING ME ANOTHER CAR. ACTUALLY, I WENT TO THE NEAREST MOTEL AND CALLED HERTZ FROM THERE. IT TOOK UNTIL THE NEXT DAY FOR THEMTO BRING A DIFFERENT CAR, NOT A TOYOTA. IT STEERED FINE. THOSE COROLLA'S WERE DANGEROUS. I RENTED THEM BECAUSE I OWNED AN OLD 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL CAR AND CERTAINLY HAD NO STEERING DIFFICULTIES. DATES BELOW ARE APPROXIMATE. *TR

MY CAR SUDDENLY ACELLERATED ON ITS OWN. *TR

STOP THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. BIG CRASH NOISE JUST LIKE CONFLICTING METALS. 1/14/08 DEALER CHANGED THE ECM AT 13,699 MILES. AFTER THEN WHEN STOPPED AND IDLING IN DRIVE WITH BRAKES ON THE RPMS DROP AND THERE IS TAPPING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF CAR. BUT THE SERVICE ALWAYS TOLD ME YOUR CAR IS FINE. I HAD TO DO MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOR TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE AND 30,000 MILES SERVICE AT 26,68MILES. *TR

1- AN UNDETECTABLE EVENT CAUSED A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE OF A TOYOTA COROLLA. THE AIR IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT WAS PERMEATED WITH THE ODOR OF GASOLINE, AND INTRODUCED THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF AN EXPLOSION. 2- THE FAILURE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF THE FUEL LINE OF TOYOTA COROLLAS. THE FUEL LINE HAD A SMALL PUNCTURE AND FILLED THE CONFINED AREA WITH GASOLINE VAPOR. 3 - TOYOTA REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINE AND GAS TANK, CLAIMING THAT A RODENT CHEWED THROUGH THE FUEL LINE. THE NEW GAS TANK HAS THE SAME DESIGN FLAWS AND WEAKNESSES AS THE OLD GAS TANK AND CAN EASILY BE PUNCTURED. FUEL LINE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED IN MORE THAN ONE TOYOTA COROLLA THAT THE COMPANY HAS OWNED; ONE OF WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES. (THESE ARE TO BE THE SUBJECTS OF SEPARATE COMPLAINTS.) THAT A RODENT (OR ANY OTHER INSIGNIFICANT CAUSE) MAY DAMAGE A FUEL LINE IN THIS WAY IS A SERIOUS WEAKNESS THAT PRESENTS A CLEAR DANGER TO ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ESCALATE THIS AS A PROBLEM TO MANAGEMENT. THE TOYOTA DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THIS FIRE HAZARD AS A PROBLEM AND COMMUNICATED THAT IT SHOULD BE ACCEPTED AS NORMAL. THE OLD PART IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. *TR

I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASING MY CAR ON DECEMBER 25, 2007. I PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA CE 2007 FROM DENBIGH TOYOTA (NEWPORT NEWS VA) ON JANUARY 25, 2007. I BELIEVE MY CAR ACCELERATED INTO AN ELECTRICAL POLE. I WAS ONLY TRYING TO PARK MY CAR. IT HIT SO HARD, THAT THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR WERE IN EXCESS OF $2600, AND THERE WAS DAMAGES DONE TO THE ELECTRICAL POLE. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THE OFFICERS THAT HELPED ME FROM THE CAR ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPEN. I TOLD HIM THAT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW. I JUST WANTED TO PARK MY CAR. THE POLE WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, AND THERE WERE THICK SHRUBS BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE POLE AS WELL. MY CAR ACCELERATED SO UNBELIEVABLY FAST, THAT I HIT THE POLE THE FIRST TIME REALLY HARD. THEN, I BACKED UP AWAY FROM THE POLE AND THE SHRUBS AND STOPPED. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO THE PARKING SPACE AGAIN, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I SLAMMED INTO THE POLE AGAIN. IT WAS NOT THE FIRST MAJOR ISSUE THAT I HAD WITH THE CAR. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE DATE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND LOCKED UP. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND ON RECALL. SO, I ALLOWED THEM TO REPLACE IT. TODAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED MY CAR TO DO WHAT IT DID ON 12/25, BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYTHING. I JUST DON'T WANT THIS CAR ANYMORE, AND AM A LITTLE AFRAID. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I HAVE MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR, BUT AM USED TO DRIVING IT. I CAN NOT AFFORD AN EXPERT TO LOOK AT MY CAR. IT CAN BE SOLD, OR I CAN TRADE IT AS I HAVE ONLY TWO YEARS LEFT ON MY CONTRACT. BUT, IT IS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I DON?T WANT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. BUT, I DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN TO ME. MY MODEL CAR IS NOT CURRENTLY ON RECALL. MY LAWYER REFERRED ME TO YOU. IF YOU CAN HELP ME IN ANY WAY WITH MY SITUATION, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I NEED PEACE OF MIND FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED, UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR OR BRAKE EFFECTIVELY. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS SOME HESITANCY IN STARTING THE VEHICLE DURING SUMMER MONTHS AND JERKY ACCELERATION. *JB

STEERING ISSUE - OCCURS FREQUENTLY - FEELING OF LESS CONTROL IN TURNS AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BRAKES - OCCASIONAL - SUDDEN INCREASE IN BRAKE POWER WHEN BRAKING LIGHTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DOES NOT CONTINUE AFTER RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL BUT IS VERY NOTICEABLE. HAVE HAD THE BRAKES (DRUMS, PADS) REPAIRED / REPLACED TWICE (ONCE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP) USING TOYOTA PARTS AND THE ISSUE PERSISTS. *TR

THE OD LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT STAYS ON. THERE IS A STRANGE WHIRRING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A CLUNKING NOISE IS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALL THESE OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. A TOYOTA DEALER IN YUMA SAID OF THE OD LIGHT, THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

1- AN UNDETECTABLE EVENT CAUSED A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE OF A TOYOTA COROLLA. THE AIR IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT WAS PERMEATED WITH THE ODOR OF GASOLINE, AND INTRODUCED THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF AN EXPLOSION. 2- THE FAILURE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF THE FUEL LINE OF TOYOTA COROLLAS. THE FUEL LINE HAD A SMALL PUNCTURE AND FILLED THE CONFINED AREA WITH GASOLINE VAPOR. 3 - TOYOTA REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINE AND GAS TANK, CLAIMING THAT A RODENT CHEWED THROUGH THE FUEL LINE. THE NEW GAS TANK HAS THE SAME DESIGN FLAWS AND WEAKNESSES AS THE OLD GAS TANK AND CAN EASILY BE PUNCTURED. FUEL LINE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED IN MORE THAN ONE TOYOTA COROLLA THAT THE COMPANY HAS OWNED; ONE OF WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES. (THESE ARE TO BE THE SUBJECTS OF SEPARATE COMPLAINTS.) THAT A RODENT (OR ANY OTHER INSIGNIFICANT CAUSE) MAY DAMAGE A FUEL LINE IN THIS WAY IS A SERIOUS WEAKNESS THAT PRESENTS A CLEAR DANGER TO ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ESCALATE THIS AS A PROBLEM TO MANAGEMENT. THE TOYOTA DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THIS FIRE HAZARD AS A PROBLEM AND COMMUNICATED THAT IT SHOULD BE ACCEPTED AS NORMAL. THE DAMAGED PLASTIC FUEL LINE IS AVAILABLE. *TR

I NOTICE THAT THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS SOME PRETTY SEVERE WRINKLES ACROSS IT WHICH DISTORT VISION. MY DEALER SAID THAT I CAN TAKE IT TO A LOCAL GLASS SHOP, AND THAT IF THEY SEE A PROBLEM WILL REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT. *TR

I WAS LOOKING FOR AN UNFAMILIAR ADDRESS ON A VERY STEEP HILL, AND I STOPPED BRIEFLY TO LOOK AROUND. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND, AS WOULD BE EXPECTED, ROLLED BACK A BIT WHILE MOVING FROM BRAKE TO GAS. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT NO RESPONSE; MY CAR STARTED ROLLING UNCONTROLLABLY AND SWIFTLY BACKWARD. NO GAS, NO BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY CAR ONLY BY PULLING THE PARKING BRAKE. I LEARNED AT THE DEALERSHIP THE MY CAR WAS DESIGNED TO DO THIS. NO KIDDING; IF YOU ROLL BACK MORE THAN A COUPLE OF INCHES WHEN YOUR CAR IS IN "DRIVE," AS YOU WILL NECESSARILY DO ON A STEEP HILL, YOUR ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND YOU WILL LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP ACTED LIKE I WAS AN IDIOT FOR NOT KNOWING THIS. I ASKED "SO THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF TO SAVE THE TRANSMISSION, AT THE EXPENSE OF LIVES AND PROPERTY THREATENED BY AN UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE?" HE JUST SHRUGGED. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR END UP IN THE TREES. THE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA IS AN UNSAFE CAR, AND SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. *TR

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT ODI # 10204519.. I WAS AT DELUCA TOYOTA TODAY TO HAVE MY TIRE PROBLEM CHECKED AGAIN ( COMPLAINT ODI# 10200011), AND I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE PERSON GARRY BRADLEY ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER ONCE THE TILT WHEEL WAS TILTED IN A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE POSITION FOR ME TO DRIVE.. HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THIS WAS CONSIDERED A "DESIGN FLAW".. THEY GAVE ME A CAR TO DRIVE WHILE THEY WERE INSPECTING MY 2007 COROLLA AND THIS CAR A 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA HAS THE EXACT SAME "DESIGN FLAW".. ONCE THE WHEEL IS TILTED SO THAT I CAN DRIVE SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY I CAN ONLY SEE " 0-20 MPH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SPEEDOMETER" AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE I CAN ONLY SEE " 140 MPH AND MORE", ANYTHING IN BETWEEN 20 MPH & 140 MPH IS NOT VISIBLE TO ME.. I GUESS TOYOTA IS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ALL OF US THAT ARE SHORT OR WE SHOULDN'T DRIVE THEIR CARS IF WE WANT TO BE SAFE.. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE.. WHY PUT THE TILT WHEEL OPTION IN THEIR VEHICLES IF YOU CANNOT USE THEM SAFELY.. *TR

THE JACK THAT WAS DELIVERED WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA COLLAPSED TWICE WHILE I WAS CHANGING A TIRE. THE FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED WHILE IT BOUNCED ONTO THE TIRE. IT WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INJURED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INCIDENT WAS RECORDED AT ITS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS UNDER FILE #200710110662 AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW JACK AND COMPARED IT SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE DEFECTIVE JACK IN THE NORMALLY RAISED POSITION AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS UNSTABLE. THE JACK WAS REPLACED AND THE FENDER DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE COLLAPSED JACK WAS ALSO REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE SAME BATCH OF JACKS COULD HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND COULD CAUSE SIMILAR COLLAPSES THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY TO USERS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA TWO YEARS AGO AND HAVE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEED IT FEELS AS IF I'M LOOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THAT THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE. AT THE BEGINNING, I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION, BUT THIS HAD CREATED ME TO FEEL INSECURE WHEN I'M DRIVING FAST. I'M CURRENTLY AFRAID TO DRIVE OVER 55MPH BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED THAT OVER THAT SPEED IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING THRU A LOT OF WIND. I CAN'T REALLY TELL IF THE CAR IS GOING IN ONE PARTICULAR DIRECTION, IT JUST FEELS AS IF I CAN'T MAKE IT GO STRAIGHT AND HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE DIRECTION I'M DRIVING, EVEN IF IT'S A STRAIGHT ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED BUT THEY SAID THE COMPUTER DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE 2003 AND THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN VERY STRESSFUL, ALL THIS TIME I'VE BEEN THINKING IT WAS ME THAT COULDN'T KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HAD EVEN CONSIDERED RETAKING DRIVING CLASSES. I DEPEND ON MY CAR ON A DAILY BASIS AND WOULD DEEPLY APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD MAKE AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

IN 2007, I HAD PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA LE. I HAD NOT NOTICED THIS PROBLEM UNTIL 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE AIRBAG NOT FLUSHED WITH THE DASHBOARD AND CREATES DIPS AND VALLEYS. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS SUNK INTO THE DASHBOARD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG AND TOLD ME TO LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND THE AIRBAG AND DASHBOARD WOULD ALIGN. HOWEVER, AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS, IT IS STILL THE SAME CONDITION. ON ALMOST EVERY OIL CHANGE, I WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD ADVISE ME TO GIVE IT SOME MORE TIME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT AND THEY RESEARCHED THE CASE. IN THE END, THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SOLD MANY 2007 COROLLA'S THAT ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE ME THAT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG SINKS INTO THE DASH, IT WILL DEPLOY WHEN IT NEEDS TO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SURGED FORWARD AND CAUSED A MINOR CRASH. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UPHILL WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STRUCK A METAL POST. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE THE FAILURES OCCURRED. SHE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,700. *ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC ASKED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE ONTO PLATFORM AND THE CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE OVER ACCELERATED AND HIT A POST.*SMCH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE THEN INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY NINE DIFFERENT TIMES AND WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPOILER WAS LOOSE ON THE VEHICLE. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS PREVIOUS DAMAGE ON THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NEVER REPORTED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS INVOLVED IN CRASHES. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,400.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATION OF MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS WITH MY GAS PEDAL. I NOTICED THAT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN BECOMING HARDER TO PRESS DOWN. WHEN I AM PRESSING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL I ALSO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE "JUMPING" AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATING QUICKER INSTEAD OF SMOOTH ACCELERATION AS TOYOTA HAS SAID VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND HAS ONLY BEEN GETTING WORSE THE SECOND ISSUE IS WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL. MY MOTHER ACTUALLY NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I DID WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING MY CAR BUT I HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN A FEW TIMES WHEN I'VE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AND THERE IS ANY TYPE OF HILL MY CAR NATURALLY DECELERATES SLIGHTLY BEFORE MY CRUISE CONTROL STEPS IN AND COMPENSATES FOR THE INCLINE. WHEN I RETURN TO FLAT GROUND HOWEVER, I WOULD EXPECT MY CAR TO RETURN TO THE SPEED THAT I HAD SET MY CRUISE CONTROL TO. MOST OF THE TIME IT DOES BUT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION INSTEAD OF PICKING BACK UP TO THE SET SPEED MY VEHICLE HAS ACTUALLY ACCELERATED FASTER THAN THE SPEED I HAD SET. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE. I DIDN'T NOTICE THESE AS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY CHECKED TO MAKE SURE MY TOYOTA WASN'T UNDER ANY CURRENT RECALLS AND IT WASN'T. MY MOTHER HOWEVER POINTED OUT THAT BOTH OF THESE THINGS ARE ABNORMAL AND I NEEDED TO TAKE THEM IN TO TOYOTA AND FILE A REPORT WITH YOU. I HAVE A SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA FOR 10/22/10 BUT WAS TOLD IF THEY FIND A PROBLEM WITH EITHER OF THESE THINGS IT MAY NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 COROLLA LE BRAND NEW. WE REALIZED THAT AFTER PARKING AND RESTARTING THE CAR AND COMMENCING TO DRIVE, A LOUD "CLICK" WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CLICKING NOISE WAS NORMAL AND IS MENTIONED IN THE MANUAL. I INFORMED THEM THAT OUR PREVIOUS COROLLA NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NOTHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IF I WANTED, A NEW COMPUTER WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED BUT THE WAITING TIME WAS EXTENSIVE. I REFUSED THIS EXPLANATION AND NOTHING WAS DONE. IN ADDITION, THE CAR SURGES WHEN THE AIR CON OR DEFROSTER IS ON BUT AGAIN, THE DEALER "FOUND NOTHING". RECENTLY, ONE OF THE BELTS WAS SQUEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, AN OIL CHANGE AND BUILD-UP ON THE BATTERY REMOVED. THE COST - OVER $320. I TOLD THE DEALER OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS COVERED. WE FEEL THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS USELESS AND THE COROLLA DEALER JUST LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY. THESE INCIDENTS STARTED IN 2007 AND CONTINUED TO 2009. *TR

THE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA (CE) CAR ENGINE DIDN'T PICK UP SPEED IN HIGHWAY UNTIL PULLING CAR OVER TO SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY WHEN I DRIVING IT WITH MY FAMILY ON HIGHWAY I-95 IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. NEXT DAY I WENT TOYOTA DEALER TO FIND OUT THE ISSUE. THEY HOOKED THE ENGINE WITH THE COMPUTER BUT DIDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I FEAR THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AND MAY CAUSE LIFE THREATEN SITUATION. *TR

TAKATA RECALL

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BETWEEN AUG. 07 TO JAN 08. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE FIRMLY, WHILE THE ENGINE REVVED UP, BUT DID NOT LURCH TOO FAR AHEAD. DEALER(CANADIAN) WAS NOTIFIED AND SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR TWICE BUT DIDN'T OFF ANY EXPLANATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN OK. SINCE JAN. 08 NOTE DATE IS APPROXIMATE IN AUG. 08. *TR